Vocab
Preterite vs. Imperfect
Imperfect Progressive Tense
Vocab Pt. 2
100

Apple = ?

manzana

100

Cuando era niño, siempre ____ manzanas. (comer) 

comía; imperfect bc it's a repeated past action

100

THIS IS IMPERFECT VS PRETERITE Yo ___ la fresas cuando el cliente entró. (pesar) 

pesaba, imperfect bc its an incomplete action

100

Grapes = ?

uvas

200

Steak = ?

bistec

200

Mientras (while) mi mama ___ pollo, mi papa preparaba la ensalada. (cocinar) 

cocinaba, imperfect bc it's an ongoing action that's indicated by mientras (while) 

200

Make a sentence using imperfect progressive tense + the following: yo/estar/cortar/la carne 

Yo estaba cortando la carne. 

200

Beef = ?

carne de res

300

Chicken = ?

pollo

300

Ellos ___ uvas en el picnic. (comer) 

comieron, preterite bc it's a completed action

300

Make a sentence using imperfect progressive tense + the following: ella/estar/limpiar/las frutas

Ella estaba limpiando las frutas. 

300

Strawberries = ?

fresas

400

Lemons = ?

limones

400

Nosotros ___ en la tienda cuando empezó a llover. (estar) 

estábamos, imperfect bc it's an ongoing/incomplete action

400

Make a sentence using imperfect progressive tense + the following: nosotros/estar/pesar/las uvas

Nosotros estábamos pesando las uvas.  

400

Ham = ?

jamón

500

Pork = ?

cerdo

500

Todos los sábados, ella ___ fruta fresca. (comprar) 

compraba, imperfect bc its a habit/habitual action

500

Make a sentence using imperfect progressive tense + the following: ellos/estar/cocinar/el bistec

Ellos estaban cocinando el bistec. 

500

*Which 'fruit' is not actually a fruit? 

Strawberry, it's a receptacle which means its seeds are on the outside and it comes from the plant stem which also doesn't make it a berry either. Usually fruits come from a plants' ovaries, not the stem.